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TFTK NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL : FRIDAY. OCTOBER 4. 1907. Riverside Park Addition. Done. Lot Ulk. Amt. 141 15 f 8.55 10 J P. C. Storey'a Addition. ' I 1 $ 1.321 First "Addition to Norfolk - folk Junction. R I 7l 17 Ward's Sub. Dlv. of Lots 10 & 11 of Ward's Ad- dltlon. Dose. Lot Blk. Amt. 61 7 \ I 1.19 8J. 10 .39 Sunnyslde Addition Desc. Lot Blk. Amt. 5G' i 7 8 9 $ 2.36 9 10 , Verges' Suburban Lots. Dose. Lot Blk. Amt. 1.25 3 H < 3 , 1.28 .71 ! Desc. Lot Ulk. Amt. 3l 1) ) 10 3.1G Verges' Additional Sub. Lots. Dose. Lot Ulk. Amt. M 2)3 ) $ .92 BATTLE CREEK OUT SIDE OF VILLAGE. Nannie V. Halo's Out Lots. DOHO. Lot Dlk. Auit. 1't 1 $ 2.84 BATTLE CREEK VILLAGE. Township 23 , Range 2. Description Sue. Amt. PtS\V % NW'i C $ 3.70 Original Town , Battle Creek. Dene. Lot Ulk. Amt. 4 3 $ .DO 7 C 2. < JC Pt vacated St. between 9 ) 10) ) 3.70 5 13 6.92 W130 C 13 .74 E& C 13 1.85 'I 13 V 22.28 1424 8 14 C.CD E22V42 8 14 C.GG 1 15 5.92 E8 6) ) \V12 7 J 15 5.18 E20 4 17 11.10 3 18 5.92 5 18 7.40 Bl 6)19 ) 9.25 1 20 .37 01 G ) 25 1.85 Klmball & Blair's Ad. dltlon. Dose. Lot Ulk. Amt. 3 27 $ 5.55 W120 4 27 5.92 Bl 6)27 ) 4.44 8t 9 ) 27 5.18 Day's Addition. Dose. Lot Ulk. Amt. 24 $ 1.85 101 11 I 4 3.33 12 J 2) ) 11 .37 3 11 .19 1 6 \ 11 .74 7J Pioneer Town Sits Co.'s Second Addition. Dcac. Lot Ulk. Amt. 2 33 $ 8.14 33 5.92 In Highland Precinct , Western Town Lot Go's Addition. Desc. Lot Blk. Amt. 11 30 $ .37 12 30 1.48 9 31 2.22 11 31 2.96 Pioneer Town Slta Co.'s Second Addition. Desc. Lot Ulk. Amt. Ill 12 132 $ .74 13 J | 10 34 .37 3 37 .37 5 37 95.03 G 37 2.96 Out Lot No. 4. Desc. Lot Ulk. Amt Pt 4 $ 1.85 Pt 4 5.00 MEADOW GROVE VILLAGE Township 24 , Range 4. Description Sec. Amt PtNWtt 25 $12.7" Pt NW& 25 .52 Pt WVA 25 .21 Pt NW& 25 2.GO PtNWtf , 25 1.04 PtNWVi 25 .10 PtNW'ANE& 26 2.43 PtNE& 26 19.18 PISEV4NE& 26 6.20 PtSEViNEVi 26 5.20 Original Town Dcsc. Lot Blk. Amt 2 1 $ .42 3 1 .42 G 1 5.20 E48 SSO 4 8.32 W15 E90 SSO 4 4.6 N44 S124 E100 4 .52 W10 E100 SSO 4 .1 25x50 5 8.32 Pt 30 .2 E1G N100 3 G 23.92 W22 E38 N100 3 G 5.2 37 5.2f Lewis' Addition. Desc. Lot Ulk. Amt 1 2 $ 3.1 22 .4 32 .4 4 2 .3 G 5 5.2 Out Lot No. 1. Dcsc. Lot Blk. Amt PtNE& l $ l.O Pt\V % 1 .7 : PtE& 1 .6 : West Meadow Grove. Desc. Lot Blk. Amt. 2 $ 5.20 S % 4 4.16 9 3.12 11 3.12 12 .42 TILDEN VILLAGE Township 24 , Range 4. Description Sec. Amt. PtSEViSWW , 18 $ 5.60 PtNWtfSWK 19 1.12 PtNW 4SW % 19 5.60 PtSWNWV4 19 11.20 Original Town. Dcsc. Lot Blk. Amt. W25 E50 G ) W25 E50 7(1 ( 16.80 EV6 81 3.3G Klmball & Blair's Ad- dltlon. Desc. Lot Blk. Amt. S25 11 25x25 of SW \ 6 ? 6.72 corner 2 J G 6.60 B loneer Town Site Co. 'a Out Lots. Of that Part of Out Lot D Lying Between Oak & Madison Sts , Uesc. Lot Ulk. Amt. 100 5100 E'/j D $11.20 100 KA * D 11.20 Of that Portion of OutLet Lot D lying between Oak A. Elm Sts. Dose. Lot Ulk. Amt. 200 W D $ 4.48 Of that Part of Out Lot D lying east of Elm St. & Extension South. Dene. Lot Blk. Amt. M358 SI58 D $ .62 Out Lot E 2.24 Pioneer Town Site Co.'s Sub. Dlv. of Out Lot F. Desc. Lot Ulk. Amt. 1 29 $ .89 2 29 G.49 YlcComb's Suburban Lots Dose. Lot Blk. Amt. $10.08 1.12 NEWMAN GROVE VILLAGE. Township 21 , Range 4. Description Sec. Amt. tNW'/i SW'A ' 34 $ 3.12 34 .73 SVVVi 34 .73 EHNWV4 SW'/i 34 3.64 IN\V 4 SWA 34 5.40 SWVi 34 1.46 Railroad Addition. Dcsc. Lot Blk. Amt. 14 1 $11.44 4 2 7.80 8 2 15.60 10 2 10.40 1 3 7.28 19 3 1.30 28 3 .79 10' 11 12 16.12 13 t vacated alloy 4 .10 13) ) "i 5 15.60 13 7 G.OO 16 7 .79 19 S20 20 7 G.24 6 8 8.32 1G ) 17 J 8 1.56 3 10 8.32 2 11 .89 2o S3 t4 o 11 .16 8 14 7.80 15 15 4.98 16 15 .52 3 17 6.24 14 17 1.04 16 17 .79 16S S 19 4.68 11 19 .52 14 20 1.04 3 21 1.04 Railroad Out Lots. Dcsc. Lot Blk. Amt. Pt 5 $62.40 Pt 6 8.32 Pt 6G 6G 1.04 Pt G 21.32 Pt G 8.32 't 1.04 Sub. Dlv. of Lots 1 , 2 , 13R. & 14 , Block 10 , R. R. Addition. Dcsc. Lot Blk. Amt. W19 19 $ 7.28 Thompson's Addition. Desc. Lot Blk. Amt 1" 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1.0 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 22' .2 .62 2 .10 3 4 5G G .42 7 8 9 10 .1C 11 12 13 .1C 14 A. C. Johnson's Addition Desc. Lot Blk. Amt 3 1 $ 1.0 4 1 1.0 Sub. Dlv. of Out Lot No. 5. 2 I 22 2.0S 22 1.0 22 1.0 WARNERVILLE In Section 17 , TownsTilp 23 , Range 1 121 1 $ . .1 " * .8 16 15 LO 17 )7 ) iC iC 59 57 36 38 39 36 35 36 36 40 40 37 37 87 37 REPUBLICANS LOOK FOR VICTORY IN ELECTION. PAST RECORDS HURT JUDGES BOTH WESTOVER AND HARRING TON BEING CRITICISED. M'GREEVY CASE SMARTS YET Holt County People Still Recall Judge Westovcr'o Arbitrary Freeing of Vi cious Bank Wrecker Point to Har rington's Decisions. O'Neill , Neb. , Oct. 3. Special to The News : There Is always one Interest ing spot in Nebraska politics , whether In nn "oft" year or preceding a general election. Holt county Is never without political announcement. The cam paign this full is no exception , though not quite so strenuous thus far as here tofore. The Interest settles mainly around the judicial candidates as no light is being made on the present re publican county officers who are seek ing re-election. The republican nominees for district judges are D. B. Jenckes of Chadron and J. A. Douglas of Uassett. W. II. Westover of Rushville is the fusion nominee for the fourth time in the west end and J. J. Harrington In the east end Is seeking a third term. Jenckes and Douglas have the solid republican support of Holt county. Some effort has been put forth by the opposition to create a feeling among the voters that Douglas was a corpo ration attorney but his work in the legislature of 1905 In helping to secure the passage of the bill providing for a constitutional amendment creating a state railway commission In the face of strong railroad opposition , together with the fact that he was a member of the committee which drafted the present revenue law which has in creased the railroad assessment in Holt county over $100,000 , disproves any such charges. The two republican candidates ap pear to be at nn advantage in Holt county by having no judicial record to defend. The other two candidates are holding ofllce and their official con duct Is naturally freely criticized or commended. In this county a large share of the depositors * of the defunct Elkhorn Valley bunk arc rather bitter against them , and especially Judge Westover because of his ivfusul to allow - low the state to prosecute McGreovy , president of the bank. There is also an undercurrent of sentiment that with J. J. Harrington occupying the bench contemporaneously with West over , there was an opportunity whlcl ; Attorney Mike Harrington was not neglecting. The alleged susceptibility of Judge Westover to the Harringtoi : influence is , therefore , weighing against him in the campaign. Aside from the fraternal influences suspected by the last legislature and enacted into law restricting the useful ness of a lawyer who happens to have a brother sitting as district judge Judge Harrington's legal abilities as applied to official duties have been called into review. Some have gone to the trouble to look up the number o cases appealed from Judge Harring ton's court in this county the past four years and call attention to the record there that in twenty-one cases over which there was a contest eleven case . were affirmed and ten reversed. Some | hold to the view that the numerous reversals are due to judicial errors while others attribute themto the in1 tluences that called for the legislative enactment prohibiting judges presiding at a law suit where a near kinsman is lawyer or litigant. With these conditions before them the republicans of the Fifteenth dls- trlct nominated two able lawyers and personally clean men to redeem th district and It appears that victory will follow. Commissioners' Proceedings. Madison , Neb. , Oct. 1 , 1907 , 1 p. m. At the regular meeting of the board o county commissioners , the following were present : John H. Harding , John "JMalone and Burr Tnft. The minutes of Sept. 6 , 1907 , wer read and approved. On motion the following bills wer allowed : General Fund. Fred Beech , notary's fees $ 2 0 School district No. 36 , room for election , claimed $5.00 , al lowed at 30 Dieter Bros. , boxing for cream separator 1 0 < John Mnlone , labor and mile- ngo 54 5 Burr Taft , labor and mileage. . 41 2 :0 : John II. Harding , labor and mileage 39 10 Elizabeth McFarland , copying Index 87 C Irvln & Melchor , supplies for pauper White City Grader Co. , two graders 190 00 ) F. F. Ware & Son , drugs for pauper 55 School district No. 28 , room for election 1 00 F. E. Martin , blanks GO 08 John Krantz , livery , Perdue. . . 2 00 John Krantz , livery 48 501 Chlttonden & Snyder , repairs on grader f > 0 45 Jack Koonlgsteln , salary 200 00 John F. Flynn , fees , state VH. Russell , claimed $7.00 , al lowed nt G 00 J. E. Douglass , canvassing election returns 4 00 U L. Warner , rent for hall. . . . 3 00 Gus Kuul. salary 50 00 School district No. 19 , room for election 3 00 Ludwlg Wnchter , land for road 180 00 O. A. Sleeper , care of booths. . 2 00 H. H. Miller , hauling booths and election furniture , as signed to Citizens National bank G 00 Frank S. Perdue , salary and of fice expenses 119 15 Goo. E. Richardson , salary and office expenses third quarter 110 65 Dr. A. B. Tashjean , attending pauper 550 Dr. F. L. Frlnk , quarantining. . 14 00 W. S. Justice , bridge plank. . . 29 50 Jacob Urozek , wolf scalp 2 00 L. M. Johnson , unloading car of lumber 1000 J. J. Clements , salary , boardIng - Ing prisoners , and officer's expenses 191 95 John Krantz , livery , Hocho case 3 00 Dr. M. D. linker , attending pau per 19 00 Western Wheeled Scraper Co. , repairs 300 Nick Kent , brush for riprap. . . 8 00 F. G. Massman , cutting willows 39 50 E. G. Dennis , fees , state vs. Hollenbeck , claimed $1.70 , al lowed at 3 70 A. C. Urt'dehoft , fees , state vs. Hollenbeck , claimed $12.60 , allowed nt 10 10 Road Funds. F. G. Massmnn , work , road dis trict No. 11 $212 50 Henry Uecker , work , road dis trict No. 1 122 50 Wm. Waud , work , road district No. 2 , claimed $36.00 , allowed at 30 00 J. A. Brcssler , work , road dis trict No. 4 2 60 Crook Bros. , work , road district No. 4 21 50 Crook Bros. , work , road district No. 4 G5 25 John Kost , work , road district No. 8 3 00 J. T. Moore , work , road district No. 8 79 00 William Wagner , work , road district No. 8 3 00 W. P. Dlxon , work , road dts- v trlct No. 8 6 00 J. T. Moore , work , road dis trict No. 8 83 50 E. L. Duffy , work , road district No. 8 3 00 Ed. Hewlmar , work , road dis trict No. 8 7 00 J. W. Wells , work , road district No. 10 27 00 W. M. Luebcke , work , road dis trict No. 10 16 50 John H. Heggemeyer , work , road district No. 10 40 00 C. II. Fenske , work , road dls trlct No. 10 16 50 F. G. Volk , work , road district No. 10 13 50 Ray Rlsor , work , road district No. 10 6 00 R. W. Linn , work , road district No. 17 14 50 Henry Neldlg , work , road dls trict No. 17 12 00 Aug. Radant , work , road dis trlct No. 24 1 4 50 Fred Gabelman , work , road dlH trlct No. 27 12 00 J. P. Gabelman , work , road dis trict No. 27 79 00 Geo. Stuckwlch , work , road dls trlct No. 27 3 00 Robt. Horrocks , work , road dis trict No. 27 3 00 Frank Choutka , work , road dis trict No. 27 6 70 Henry WIdekInd , work , road district No. 27 4 50 Wm. Fllslnger , work , road dls trict No. 27 3 75 Rudolph Storek , work , road dis trlct No. 27 8 50 Joe Brosh , work , roa.l district No. 27 3 00 J. R. Jacobs , work , road district Np. 28 38 00 Ben C. Davis , work , road dls trict No. 24 45 00 Henry Maurer , work , road dis trlct No. 31 G 00 L. W. Lyon , grading , commis sioner district No. 1 120 63 L. W. Lyon , grading , commiS' sioner district No. 1 43 63 L. W. Lyon , grading , commis sioner district No. 1 112 93 L. W. Lyon , grading , commis sioner district No. 1 83 11 L. W. Lyon , grading , commis sioner district No. 1 72 52 L. W. Lyon , grading , commis sioner district No. 1 34 22 L. W. Lyon , grading , commis sioner district No. 1 34 G5 Gustav Teske , grading , com mlsslonor district No. 1 36 OC W. P. Dlxon , grading , commis sioner district No. 2. . . . . . . . 99 OC John Studts , measuring grades , commissioner district No. 1. 2 01 Fred Asher , work , drainage ditch No. 1 1 Qi On motion the claim of John Krant for livery team furnished J. H. Conlej in search for Herman Boche of $2.5 was disallowed , not a proper charge. On motion the balance of claim o F. J. Flynn $2.50 laid over from las meeting , was disallowed , not a prope charge. On motion the demand of Sarah E Barrett to have taxes for 1906 pal under protest on lot 3 , block 6 , Kin : ball & Blair's addition to Norfolk , re funded to her , was denied. On motion the sum of $240.00 was borrowed from the general fund of 1907 and transferred to drainage ditch No. 1 fund. On motion the board then adjourned ; ! to December 10,1907 , at 1 p. m. Geo. E. Richardson , County Clerk. NORFOLK PEOPLE SAY FEES SHOULD BE ABOLISHED. AND OFFICERS PAID SALARIES Public Sentiment In Norfolk Is Appar ently In Favor of Larger Fines to Go to the School Fund , Less Costs and Fees for Officers. Isn't Norfolk capable of working out a rational system of punishment for law-brenkers ? The recent row in police circles has fixed public attention in the direction of police court and if that public Is gazing with duo diligence It is pretty apt to awoken to the need of police court reform. It Isn't men so much as It Is the "Norfolk system" of police court Jus tice that Is arousing public criticism when publicity happens to fall In the direction of the city hall court. The Norfolk system of justice hasn't been the work of any one man but 1ms been twisted around by custom until it is n tangle of unwritten law and practice. The Norfolk system Is the "fee" system. The police judge receives no salary but secures his pay from the fees paid by police court prisoners. The police court Is governed by Jus tice court rules in this respect , the fees which in the latter case would go to the constable being turned over to the police officers in addition to their regular salaries. When a police court prisoner Is fined " $1 and costs" it means that $1 goes to the school fund and that of the costs about $3 goes to the judge and about the same or n little more or less to the policeman. Hero arc some of the indictments that are returned against the "Nor folk system : " That the fee system makes arrests more or less a personal matter with the officers ; in lieu of salary the town virtually turns its Justice business over to Its court officers. That it results In ridiculously low fines. Of the nearly three score cases tried since the first of May in only five cases has the fine exceeded $2. And none of these five cases Involved the fracture of any stringent code of morality. That wickedness is made "cheap" by the uniform low fines. To bo "drunk and disorderly" never means more than a fine of a dollar or two and "costs. " That severer cases of immor ality have never received greater pun ishment than this low fine. That the jail sentence Is nn unknown quantity. That for months no prisoner whether he paid his fine or no has ever been In jail more than two or three days. That as the "costs" are a private matter among the officers "bargain rates" are made to men short of cash. That men arrested are released fre quently without being reported to po lice court. That the foe proposition makes the officers' salary a matter of uncertain ty. That the whole system affords abun dant opportunity for scandal to the detriment of the force , a feature that is unjust to the officers themselves. That prisoners do not always make their flno payments in open court in the presence of the judge. That the dignity of the city court is lowered by prisoners being permitted to keep out of Jail by arranging to pay the officers' fees "on " time , a fair enough arrangement under the circum stances as only the officers have any thing to lose. And finally that it makes the Norfolk police court resemble more an assess ment booth than a real court of jus tlce. tlce.These These are a few of the charges that are made against a system that the year 1907 has inherited. The system Isn't good business am some of Its recent features show that It hasn't tended towards good and har monious government. Norfolk sentiment that wants to see a reform advocates a new city law providing that every cent paid Into police court in both fines and costs should go Into the school fund. Then court officers would have no flnancla Interests in the cases before them More abstract justice would probablj How out from the court room and few er rumors adverse to the police would arise. arise.When When the city council meets Thurs day evening It will take up the fee question. The councllmcn are going to look into the matter , though how decisive their action will be canno be foretold at this time. Practically every proposal that hai been made so far with a view of takIng - Ing the fees away from the police court officers has carried with It a pro vision for a general Increase of sal arles to compensate for the amputa tion of the fees which would becomi a source of public revenue. The police Judge would have to b made a salaried position If the fee were taken away. The Norfolk chie of police with the fee system Is a lowed $60 a month and it has bee suggested that a straight salary of $7 a month ought to come nearer repre sentlng the value of a chief of pollc to Norfolk. The salary 1 ncrease could bo met by the receipts from court fees. MAIL WEIGHING ON TRAINS. Special Test That Statistics for Future May be Secured. I ' Beginning Monday night nt midnight the weighing of mall matter on every I ' mail train In the United States was started. This weighing will continue ] for thirty days , and for six days of showing the number of pieces of mall matter taken on every train , as well as the weight. Slnco July the post- offices of the United States have been weighing mall matter , and they , too , have been recording statistics. It Is believed that when the railway mall service finishes its thirty days' weigh ing , and the postofllccs have concluded six months of weighing and statistics recording , that the postolllco department - mont will have more statistics from which to work In the future than the department has over had in the past. Figures will bo obtained showing the revenue received from mail matter. One year ago last February weighing In this district of the railway mull service was taken up and carried on for n month or more. That was the regular district mall weighing , Now , however , the weighing has been made a national affair and ts being carried on everywhere. In the past when weighing has been accomplished by districts , ono or two districts nt n time , the department has allowed some extra help. Tills time , however , the regular forces must do the work and must put in extra time to do so. The last weighing was for the pur pose of securing a basis for compen sating the railroads for the amount of mail carried. This weighing was pro vided for by an act of congress passed last March , and Is for the purpose of getting more statistics on which the postofllcc department and postal com mittees in congress may base esti mates. When weighing Is done on the trains the amount of mall taken on nt the terminals Is recorded , and the amount put off at each station Is taken down , as well as the amount of mall taken on. Then when the mall car reaches the terminal , by weighing the amount of mall turned over there n balance can bo struck. The report is then for warded to the chief clerk by the rail way mall clerk. FORTY-EIGHT ARE TAKEN INTO CHURCH OF SACRED HEART. BISHOP KEANE OFFICIATED Bishop Keanc of Cheyenne , Instead of Bishop Scannell of Omaha , Conduct ed the Impressive Confirmation Ser vices In Norfolk. A class of forty-eight were confirmed Tuesday morning In Norfolk at the Catholic church of the Sacred Heart. Bishop Keane of Cheyenne , "Wyo. , was in Norfolk for the confirmation In place of Bishop Scannell , who was kept In Omaha by the special cathe dral exorcises of next Sunday. A few minutes after 9 o'clock Tues day morning the Right Reverend Bish op Keane was escorted to the church from the parochial residence , preceded by the assisting clergy and those to be confirmed. The ceremonies of the confirmation began with the solemn high mass , celebrated ebrated by Father Menich of Cole ridge , assisted by Father William M Kearns of Wayne as deacon and Fa ther J. G. McNamara of Bloomficld as sub-deacon. Father B. Galva of Spalding acted In the capacity of master of ceremo nies , while Father Walsh assisted 1 Bishop Keano. The mass was followed by the ex amlnatlon In the doctrines of the church , conducted by Bishop Keane. A very eloquent and Impressive ad dress was delivered by the bishop The class of forty-eight then received the sacrament of confirmation. Special music , proper to the occa slon , was rendered by the choir. At noon Bishop Keano and all the clergy went to Battle Creek , where a large class was confirmed during the afternoon. Confirmation services were last held In Norfolk four years ago. Those who were confirmed at the church of the Sacred Heart Tuesday morning were : S. R. Carney , Frank Klllorne , John H. Brown. Michael J Lavelle , William O'Donnell , Edward Horiskey , Eugene Patrick Grotty , Leo Weldenfeller , John Kocrber , Edward Slattery , Henry KoeHber , Frank Flood Wallace Dorsey , Gerald Stafford , Tim othy Carrablne , Frank Fox , John O'Donnell , Edmond Welch , Justin Kel leher , Mary Cantwell , Lizzie Glldea Helen Mantaguo , Ellen Cantwell , Ros Kost , Margaret Branigan , Irene Carra bine , Florence Hennessey , Anna Welch , Mary Kent , Mary Kane , Harrl et Horlsky , Florence Barrett , Marj Koerber , Mary Lodge , Florence Sheo ban , Louise Potras , Alice Collins , Dora Dorsey , Emma Lodge , Mary Shaffer , Jane Horlsky , Margaret Kent , Flor ence Cronk , Clara Grotty , Ellen Kane Alice Barrett , Margaret Felestle , Mar tha Wltzlgmrfn. Salvation Army. A half dozen Salvation Army peopl arrived in Norfolk Thursday mornln from Nellgh . The party in charge o Ensign Martin , is raising funds for th home mission and slum work of th organization. After holding afternoo and evening street services In Norfol Thursday the band goes to Stanton to Spend Friday at the Stanton county fair. Cousins Both Broke Arms , The little son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Pcttlt sustained a broken arm while playing at home , south of the city , and was brought to Norfolk to have the fractured bono sot. A peculiar feature of the accident lay In the fact that the child was brought Into a local sur- geon's office just at a moment when the victim's cousin was having a sim ilar fracture dressed. NELIGH CONFEDERATE CURREN CY MAN ARRIVED. HE GOT ONE NORFOLK STORE But at a Couple of Places In Town Ho Failed to Pass the Worthless Paper. Apparently Is the Same Man Who Worked nt Nellgh. Ixiok out for bud money. The "wild cut" motioy artist Is abroad in the land. The man who passed worthless southern money on Nollgh business men Tuesday transferred his opera tions to Norfolk Wednesday availing. The b. m. artist apparently had just drifted In from the days of the confed eracy and his roll was stuffed with southern bank notes. Twenty dollar bank notes , ancient Issue of the "Mer chants' and Planters' bank" of some where , is the b. m. artist's chief stock In tiude. Locnl bunkers say that the bank notes represent nn old wild cat Issue now worthless. ' Shortly after copies of The News telling of the Nellgh operations wont on the street Wednesday evening the bold passer of worthless notes began to ply his trade In Norfolk. The first work of the note passer was done lit the Junction. Then ho struck boldly into Norfolk avenue. At the Bee Hive store n tall smooth faced stranger with a diamond ring twisted In his necktie tried to pans ono of the twenties a little- after 7 o'clock. The money failed to puss Inspection. Thirty minutes bcforo the tall stranger accompanied by a low heavyset - set friend "mndo good" nt the Junc tion store. A twenty dollar note of the "Merchants and Planters bank of Georgia" went over the counter. Then a little later the proprietor read of the Nellgh business and sighed bccauso Ills delay In reading The Newo had been taxed up at $20. From the Junction store the two men went directly to the Junction sa loon. Hero their game- failed and word was sent to the police. After the tall smooth gentleman had failed to connect with S. M. Rosen- that's coin at the Boo Hive the two men dropped from sight. The police got busy nt once but the men seemed to have in ado good their "getaway. " REFUSED TO CHANGE BILL. { J. A. Keleher Was Wise to the Con Game of the Grafters. It was J. A. Keleher of the Junction saloon who put the police on the trail of the two men who were passing "wild cat" bank notes In this city Wednesday evening. In the Wednesday evening News Kcleher had read of the operations o the note passer at Nellgh the day bu- fore. Two men entered the Junction saloon. Keleher noted them with BUS- piston at the time. "Can you change this bill ? " asked the tall smooth-faced man ns ho paid for the drinks with ono of the $20 "wild cat" notes that had worked at Nellgh. "Not me. " said Koleher , "No , not me. " "Though I was next to the deal , " said Keleher later , "I would have spotted the money anyway for It looked bad all over. " Keleher sent for the police when the two men left the saloon but though a thorough search was made during the evening the men were not unearthed. WAYWARD COUPLE ARE PUT IN REAL JAIL CELLS. FINED $5 EACH AND COSTS Chief of Police Flynn Handled the Raid Himself Total Fine and Costs Amounted to $23.60 , of Which $10 Goes to School Fund. fProm Thursday's Dally. ] The "new deal" is on in police court. The first prisoners to go up against the new order of things were two "disorderlies , " Harry Rogers of al most any old place and Olllo Miner , once of Nellgh. They had their hour in police court Wednesday afternoon. Representing themselves as man and wife the couple had secured a room with a Norfolk family. During working hours they labored In a res taurant. It was early In the morning , a llttlo past the midnight hour , that they were gathered in by the police , Chief Flynn handling the "raid" in person. , "Can't wo make arrangements to appear in the morning ? " asked the man. "Not in Norfolk now , " said the chief. "On to jail. " So two wayward mortals spent the night in jail cells. It wasn't any bond arrangement or "own recognizance" for this couple , but a good old fash ioned jail prelude to trial in police court. And it wnsn' t any midnight or early morning police court session. In the good old afternoon time the prisoners were brought Into police court. And the fines were $5 and costs apiece. A $5 fine Isn't stupendous but It Is exactly five times as much aa the last couple got when a more fragrant case drew a $1 fine. The fine and costs In the two cases together totaled $23.60. It was paid. And the pair were released with n warning to bo out of the city limits In twenty-four hours. That was the last straw. Ancient tradition died on the spot and easy , coing police- court . . > , f ! 1 ! . * S < * . .f . ,